As Movie Images Emerge, Controversy Surrounding Zoe Saldana Playing Nina Simone Erupts
by Yvette Carnell Many people have announced their opposition to Zoe Saldana being cast in the role of Nina Simone, mainly because Saldana doesn’t resemble Simone. Saldana is beautiful, but she’s not nearly as dark as Simone, causing many to express outrage that black historical figures are being whitewashed by Hollywood. In an open letter [...]
Yvette Carnell: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
by Yvette Carnell If you haven’t been living under a rock, then by now you know that Washington Capitals player Joel Ward scored a game-winning goal in overtime to take the Capitals to victory in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. By now you also know that Ward’s goal was met with a barrage of racist tweets. [...]
Dr. Boyce & Yvette: 5-Yrs Prison for Sending Your Child to the Wrong School?
In the video below, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss the case of Tonya McDowell, a woman who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for sending her child to a school outside his district. The video is below and the conversation begins after a brief advertisement.
Fall Behind on Your Child Support, You Could Lose All of Your Income (Video)
In the video below, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss recent administrative changes that could lead to those who are behind on child support to lose all of their income. The video will begin after a brief advertisement.
Yvette Carnell: At FOX debate Juan Williams Booed, Newt Gingrich Still Bashing Black People
Anyone with half a brain would’ve thought that Newt Gingrich and other racial flamethrowers would’ve softened their rhetoric for theMLK holiday. Sorry. No dice. Republican attendees of last night’s FOX debate were seething with delight when Gingrich refused to soften his claim that Obama was a “food stamp” president, and worked themselves into a frenzied [...]
Yvette Carnell: Is Ron Paul a Racist? Part II
To read Yvette Carnell’s first piece on Ron Paul, click here. by Yvette Carnell Over the past couple of weeks, two distinct memes about Ron Paul have grabbed hold; 1) Ron Paul is racist 2) a racist should never be President. I submit to you that even if both these suppositions are true, they still [...]
Yvette Carnell: Why Stanley Crouch is Wrong About Black People and Soul Food
by Yvette Carnell, Your Black World The hyperbolic sensationalism of Stanley Crouch’s article “Soul Food is Killing Black America” is laughable on its face. And the initial silliness I felt when reading the title was solidified by the nickname Crouch gave the filmmaker who is developing the soul food documentary – “Braveheart”. Just [...]
Dr. Boyce and Yvette Carnell: Air Jordan Mania and Black People – Over the Top?
Most of you saw the recent insanity over the release of the new Air Jordans. When black people are lining up around the block to spend money that they dont’ have on shoes that cost $12 to make, is there a point where we have to stop and say “enough is enough?” In [...]
Yvette Carnell: JC Watts’ Endorsement of Gingrich is Awful Political Calculus
by Yvette Carnell, Your Black Politics Doing the wrong thing, at the wrong time, for the wrong person requires a particular aptitude for homing in on a coalescing mix of unfortunate events and latching on. It would seem that few people have a knack for enjoining themselves to such perfect storms the way [...]
Men’s Right to Choose: Opting Out of Fatherhood With Financial Abortions
by Deborrah Cooper, SurvivingDating.com Should a man be forced to become a father and pay child support, even though he says he doesn’t want to be a Dad? If a woman finds herself pregnant and wants an abortion, but the father desires to keep and raise the child himself, should a woman be [...]
No, Jay-Z is NOT The First Hip-Hop Artist to Perform at Carnegie Hall
It is being reported that Jay-Z’s upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall is the first hip-hop concert series to be offered at the venue. Perhaps the word “series” is being used to strategically place the event in a unique light, but we’re here to set the record straight. Other hip-hop artists, including the great MC Lyte, [...]
Yvette Carnell: The Case for Allowing Fathers to Opt Out of Paying Child Support
by Yvette Carnell, Your Black World Up at Black Like Moi, the question being asked is, if a woman can choose to abort a child, can a man choose not to pay child support? Or to put it less bluntly, if having a child is a woman’s choice, is it still a man’s [...]
Yvette Carnell: Jay-Z Can’t Sell His Occupy Wall Street T-Shirt
by Yvette Carnell Talk about out of touch. I guess since the chief ingredient of Jay-Z’s success formula has always been dumbing it down for black youth, then commoditizing on a largely fictitious hood life, I shouldn’t be surprised at his attempt to co-opt Occupy Wall Street’s momentum. After all, this is what hip hop [...]
What Blacks Can Learn From Obama’s First Term
by Yvette Carnell In a meeting with over 100 community leaders at the White House on Wednesday, President Obama urged the mostly African American group to “stay unified”. Unity implies that both Obama and black voters have been on the same page, speaking with one unified voice, up until now. In reality, nothing [...]